PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rrado Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Nebraska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Gracie
vs
Nebraska

165 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
25
171 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rrado Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keith Nebraska!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Gracie. No joy for Nebraska on that attempt.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Nebraska.
Gracie is looking to clinch.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gracie lands a head kick!
Nebraska tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nebraska fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nebraska keeps the fight on the outside.
Nebraska tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gracie swivels and escapes.
Rrado Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keith Nebraska.
Nebraska fails with a takedown attempt.
Nebraska blocks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gracie moves into the clinch successfully.
Nebraska is working for takedown but Gracie is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gracie could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gracie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nebraska is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Gracie manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Nebraska with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Gracie is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Nebraska has his hands clasped together but Gracie extends an breaks Nebraska's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Gracie.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rrado Gracie!